adjective Etymology: Latin officiosus, from officium service, office Date: 1565 1. archaic kind , obliging , dutiful , volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed ; meddlesome , informal , unofficial, see: impertinent ~ly adverb ~ness noun
OFFICIOUS
Meaning of OFFICIOUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012